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Gordon Hall and Holy Trinity Church

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Postcard of the Holy Trinity Church and Gordon Hall on Sutton Street, Kingston, after the great Kingston earthquake on January 4, 1907. Persons are loitering about the street from which bricks and wood from the wreckages have been moved onto the…

Thomas M. Russell, Esqr.

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Thomas M. Russell Esqr., Vice Admiral of the Blue Squadron.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - Wood buildings versus brick

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Earthquake effects on buildings made of brick and of wood, along a street in Kingston, Jamaica. Debris from fallen buildings have been pushed to the sidewalk making way for the railway lines for tramcars.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake January, 14th, 1907 Rear View of the office of the Royal Mail Steamship Company

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Damage to the back of the Royal Mail Steamship Company building caused by the devastating earthquake of January 14, 1907.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake January 14th, 1907 - The Constant Spring Hotel

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Postcard of a section of the Constant Spring Hotel after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - St. Michael's Church, Tower Street

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Ruins of the St. Michael's Church, Kingston, Jamaica in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Myrtle Bank Hotel

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A drawing of the Myrtle Bank Hotel done by E. Gross.

Visitors arriving at Sangster International Airport

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"The season gets underway: one of first group of visitors who arrived at Sangster International Airport on Saturday morning as the official winter tourist season got underway. The Sangster Airport has undergone considerable improvements with many new…